As mentioned in Trent & Friedenberg's "Political Campaign Communication," low public speaking and debating expectations for a candidate can actually benefit them. When the expectation of a candidate is low, it is easier for them to do better than expected. When the expectations are extremely high it is hard for a candidate to meet expectations. Could we see this come in to play in the vice presidential debate tomorrow? Many of us don't know much about Joe Biden, but we do know he has to be a better speaker than Palin has proved to be so far, especially after her last interview with Katie Couric.
We could possibly see a slight turn around from the way people are talking about Palin now. All Palin has to do is prove herself to be better at it than people will expect her to be. According to an article "Palin Faces Defining Moment" on CBSNew.com, "Palin is in the midst of three days of intense debate preparation with McCain aides at the Arizona senator's Sedona ranch." Will this "intense" training be enough?
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/09/30/politics/main4490492.shtml
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Does anyone think it is possible that Sarah Palin has purposefully been underperforming in her recent interviews? I almost think this is a calculated political strategy. Palin has participated in several debates for her previous offices and has defeated two incumbents. I think she will do just fine, but the McCain campaign is not doing much to combat the hype because when she does debate well tonight, it will appear as a major victory.
That is along the lines of what I was thinking. I think they might have overdone it, though. I guess time will tell and we will see tonight. But if this is truly what they have been doing, I would feel like they have been deceiving us and I don't think that is right.
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